Deadline Extended: June 20, 2024, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Background
The current Request for Proposal (RFP) provides the details to apply for the Â鶹Çø Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) Seed Fund Grant (SFG) competition focused on Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD), made possible by a generous donation from the Duthie Saunders Estate.
The overarching goal of MI4 is to bring together investigators from across the Â鶹Çø community and its partners to foster interdisciplinary research.
With a re-focussing of its scope in 2022, MI4 supports efforts to discover, develop, and implement innovative solutions for microbial threats to human health across the lifespan.
All proposals for this special M-RD SFG call must align with the study area below:
- Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases.
All applications will be ranked by the same criteria as described in Section 8.2 of the RFP below, and the two highest-ranked will be funded.
In the current round of the MI4 SFG program, funds are available to support up to twoÌýgrants for a maximum of $150,000 each for a grant term of 24 months.
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Key Dates
- Launch of MI4-Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD)ÌýSFG: April 15, 2024
- SFG application deadline: June 20, 2024, 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
- Evaluation period: June 21, 2024, to July 26, 2024
- SFG announcement to applicants: AugustÌý2024
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Instructions for Submission
All applications must be submitted by email in PDF format to grantsmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca, copying admincoordmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca and mi4programmgr.med [at] mcgill.ca.
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Contact
If additional information is required to complete the MI4-Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD) SFG submission, please contact admincoordmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca.
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